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For the 12th anniversary of the death of Pink Floyd founder and original guitarist Syd Barrett, Your Voice author Fr. Jacques-Jude Lepine explores mythic and gospel elements in Syd's musical tribute, "Shine On You Crazy Diamond."

Martin Luther King Jr had a dream. Recent comments made by President Trump remind us we still have a long way to go in fulfilling King's dream. In his latest sermon, Adam Ericksen explains how King's dream was deeply rooted in the Judeo-Christian story.

While the media has shown a skewed narrative of the uprising in Charlotte, NC, over the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, Lindsey Paris-Lopez contends that uprisings do not disturb peace; they create peace.

The nationwide prison labor strike on the 45th anniversary of the uprising at Attica prison calls attention to the dehumanization of prisoners and the continuation of slavery by another name. Lindsey Paris-Lopez supports the prisoners as they assert their human dignity and argues that prisons are the nightmarish underbelly of the American dream.

The creation account in Genesis is often pitted as a debate between faith and science. But the biblical account of creation isn’t about a literal seven days of creation. It’s about the meaning behind creation. Adam Ericksen explains.

What does Star Wars have to teach us about good and evil? Adam Ericksen explains how Star Wars deconstructs mythological views of good and evil to show that the forces of light and the dark runs through each of us.

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Employing political, social, and historical examples against the backdrop of the musical Wicked, The Wicked Truth: When Good People Do Bad Things explores the ways in which modern society is not so different than the mythical land of Oz, challenging the very framework of our culture, our understanding of Good and Evil, as well as our sense of right and wrong. Written by Raven Foundation Co-Founder Suzanne Ross.